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(4 years later) Dear Stack Exchange: can we change our site name?
I've noticed a lot of discussion on this issue, and as a new user I feel I can shed some light as I have previously had difficulty when trying to decide whether a question I have, does in fact fit the ...
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(4 years later) Dear Stack Exchange: can we change our site name?
Oct. 20th, 2016 - This is done!
See: It's official! Programmers is now Software Engineering Stack Exchange
It took us a good while, but the Community Team has circled up and here's where we stand ...
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(4 years later) Dear Stack Exchange: can we change our site name?
It is a valid request, but I see some problems here:
to find a name which really describes the sites scope better, and not just different or equally bad (or worse).
once the name is changed, there ...
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(4 years later) Dear Stack Exchange: can we change our site name?
It would be a good idea but if I remember correctly the primary reason against this happening is that this would significantly hurt SEO.
Search Engine Optimization
This however can be a PITA, but it ...
maple_shaftMod
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(4 years later) Dear Stack Exchange: can we change our site name?
In the How To Ask it says, "Is your question about software development?" That seems like a pretty good name.
The Tour, has a list of questions not to ask. New posters are not reading this list. Many ...
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(4 years later) Dear Stack Exchange: can we change our site name?
SoftwareEngineering.SE : hmm, probably we'd end up with more implementation questions, and get confused with some official Engineering qualification or certification stuff, and chances are we'd still ...
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The share button on posts should be updated to reflect the existence of the shorter domain names
Thus I vote to make the code monkey1 change this once to save the multitude from changing it every time.
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The share button on posts should be updated to reflect the existence of the shorter domain names
While we're at it can we do the same for meta share links? Likely first need to get its certificate worked out so that
https://meta.swe.stackexchange.com/a/9397#comment28925_9397
will work as well as
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